Year: 2018

Leaders of NFU federations meet in Vilnius
Foreign affairs

Nordic fencing federations seek closer cooperation

October 29, 2018 Jurgis Atroskevicius 0

On October 20-21 Vilnius hosted one of the biggest fencing tournaments in the region – Open Nordic Youth Fencing Championships, which attracted nearly 500 participants. The event was attended by young fencers from Nordic and Baltic countries, forming Nordic Fencing Union (NFU), as well as guests from Poland and Belarus. As sportsmen were preparing for their competition, leaders of the federations met for annual Congress of NFU. […]

Viktoras Pranckietis
Politics

Speaker calls on Seimas to consider presidential proposals on party subsidies

October 29, 2018 BNS 0

Speaker of the Lithuanian Seimas Viktoras Pranckietis on Friday called on the parliament to consider President Dalia Grybauskaitė‘s veto and proposals on state subsidies for political parties. […]

No Picture
Cyber security

Residents are urged caution: free Internet may cost very dearly

October 29, 2018 Tomas Janckus 0

Today, wireless internet is available nearly everywhere: at home, in the workplace, malls, cafes, the airport, public transport, or even right on the streets. Accessing desired information freely has become much more convenient – but the open access Wi-Fi has opened up more opportunities for cybercriminals as well. Below, Dr. Rytis Rainys, the Director of the National Cyber Security Centre describes the danger of cybercrime through open networks and the ways to minimize these risks. […]

Gediminas Kirkilas
Politics

We’ll reject presidential veto, law drafted based on her proposal, LSDDP leader says

October 26, 2018 BNS 0

The Lithuanian parliament will reject the president’s veto blocking plans to provide a state subsidy to the Social Democratic Labor Party of Lithuania this year, the party’s leader Gediminas Kirkilas says. […]

Grand Duchy of Lithuania
Cyber security

A strong state is built by different nations working together: what tools does the Kremlin use to prevent this from happening?

October 26, 2018 Tomas Janckus 0

Lithuania is not a monoethnic state. Poles, Russians, Tatars and other ethnicities live in our state and their presence here dates back to the times of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania. Much like in any society, different nationalities sometimes fail to communicate with one another. This is a problem that needs to be addressed but, lately, Russia has been trying to exploit miscommunication between different ethnic communities in Lithuania. Below, specialists advise how to recognize the methods of informational pressure that the Kremlin uses to sow discord, and how to respond to them. […]

Yandex.Taxi car
Defence

Lithuanian residents once again warned against using Yandex.Taxi

October 26, 2018 BNS 0

Lithuania’s National Cyber Security Center, which has been monitoring activity of Yandex.Taxi, a ride-sharing service, in Vilnius for the past three months, has once again warned people against using this app, the national radio LRT’s morning program reports. […]

Dalia Grybauskaitė
Politics

President slams MPs’ “attempt on” Constitution’s Chapter 1

October 25, 2018 BNS 0

Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė on Thursday strongly condemned lawmakers “attempt on” Chapter 1 of the country’s Constitution, calling it irresponsible and dangerous. […]